18 May 1972
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1972
Page
1
The Graettinger Times page notes the Graettinger Lutheran church 30th anniversary celebration with large attendance. It reports local farming conditions, rainfall, crop prospects, the Rock Island pit plans, and upcoming graduation and polio vaccine events. Readers’ letters and community notices are included.
A lengthy letter reflects on the assassination attempt on Governor Wallace, criticizing Nixon era politics, laments leadership, and defends free expression. The writer recalls local memories, praises community figures, and ends with garden plans as frost danger fades. The piece shifts to graduation greetings, local anecdotes, and notes on bridge dangers and a town character.
The Iowa Conservation Commission at its May meeting set a June 15 1972 opening for the woodchuck hunting season through November 30 with no bag or possession limit and the entire state opened to hunting. In Iowa the woodchuck is more commonly called a groundhog.
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